Bruno Cirillo
Cirillo playing for Reggina in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reggina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2000 | Reggina | 49 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | → Tricase Calcio (loan) | 54 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | Internazionale | 17 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Lecce | 32 | (4) |
| 2002 | → Reggina (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | → Siena (loan) | 54 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | AEK Athens | 50 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Levante | 16 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Reggina (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Reggina | 31 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | PAOK | 74 | (4) |
| 2012 | Alki Larnaca | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Metz | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | AEK Athens | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | FC Pune City | 14 | (0) |
| 2015 | Reggina | 16 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2000 | Italy U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2000 | Italy Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:57, 1 December 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2009 |
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Bruno "Brunillo" Cirillo (born 21 March 1977 in Castellammare di Stabia) is an Italian former footballer who played as a centre back.
He moved clubs frequently throughout his career, spending two spells at AEK Athens and a further three years at PAOK, both in Greece, in addition to brief spells in Spain, Cyprus and France.
Cirillo played for Italy at under-21 level and was included in their squad for the 2000 Olympics.
He started his career in the ranks of Reggina, and started enjoying regular first-team football after a 1996–97 switch to Serie C2 Tricase Calcio. In the summer of 1998, he returned to Reggina and helped them to promotion to Serie A. The following season was even better, with Cirillo scoring twice in 32 matches and catching the eye of F.C. Internazionale Milano, joining in 2000. He appeared 24 times in his sole season in Milan before moving to U.S. Lecce for 6,000 million lire in co-ownership deal along with Giorgio Frezzolini for 2,500 million lire in co-ownership deal (swapped with Erminio Rullo of Lecce for 3,000 million lire in co-ownership deal and 5,500 million lire cash). In June 2002 Lecce acquired Cirillo (€306,000), Frezzolini (free) and Rullo (€151,000) outright.
Cirillo then returned to Reggina in 2002–03, rejoined Lecce and was loaned to A.C. Siena in quick succession.
12 months later he switched again, this time to AEK Athens F.C., and proved influential for the Greek runners-up spot in 2006 and 2007. He was a big fan favorite in Athens for his passion, and was under contract until 2008. However, on 29 April 2007 Cirillo played his last match with AEK against Skoda Xanthi F.C. in the Greek Super League. Right after the game, for which Cirillo was given the Man of the Match award, the much-spread rumours that he was leaving the club at the end of the season were confirmed.
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